microsleep

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Non-breeding emperor penguins held in captivity do frequently alternate between waking and short-wave sleep patterns in a state called "drowsiness" that resemble the microsleep patterns observed in chinstrap penguins.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2023

While the data is convincing, Cirelli notes that the researchers only studied the penguins during nesting periods, making it impossible to tell if the birds microsleep when they’re not parenting.

From National Geographic • Nov. 30, 2023

“We don’t know yet if the benefits of microsleep are the same as for long consolidated sleep,” said Paul-Antoine Libourel, a co-author and sleep researcher at the Neuroscience Research Center of Lyon in France.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

“But when humans have a microsleep, we never get to stage three, where you get most of the benefits.”

From Science Magazine • Nov. 29, 2023

Those short snatches of unconsciousness are what researchers call microsleep, a sure sign of sleep deprivation.

From Time Magazine Archive